Abingdon Organ finds new home in Sheffeld

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Abingdon Yarn Bombing
The old Compton Cinema organ, which has been resting in the Guildhall for many years, completed its journey to a new home in Sheffield last Wednesday.
Abingdon Yarn Bombing
It was last played in Jan 2009 . So, the Abingdon Organ Trust, who owned the organ, took the decision to transfer ownership of the organ to a trust who specialise in the restoration and celebration of cinema organs.

The Penistone Cinema Organ Trust are the new owners of the organ and are well into their programme of restoration of the pipework. The men who collected the organ console were visibly excited about reuniting the console with the pipework and have grand plans.

Thanks to Iain for the Report and Pictures.

Abingdon Yarn Bombing

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Abingdon Yarn Bombing
You may have noticed the wool round the ticket machine on West St Helen Street this morning …
Abingdon Yarn Bombing
and the string of knitting and crochet hung out near St Helen’s Wharf.
Abingdon Yarn Bombing
Overnight Abingdon suffered an attack of graffitti knitting , also known as yarn bombing, or guerrilla crochetting.
Abingdon Yarn Bombing
Perhaps it is coincidence that Rosie’s Tea Room was blacked out last Sunday, perhaps not. Rosie’s is a known hangout for the knitters of Abingdon.

Abingdon County Hall – The Front Facade

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Abingdon County Hall - The Front Facade
The front façade of the County Hall in Abingdon  is the view visitors remember. The classical design dates from the time of Christopher Wren and is a statement from the Abingdon citizens of that time of the growing importance of Abingdon as County Town of Berkshire.

The County Hall is as magnificent as ever but now houses the town museum. Abingdon is no longer the County Town and is no longer even in Berkshire, having been annexed into Oxfordshire.

But Abingdon is still great to those in the know.

My entry to the City Daily Photo Theme Day on Facades.

Dalton Barracks Family Day

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Dalton Barracks Family Day
People from the local community were made very welcome to the fun day for the families serving at Dalton Barracks. The Military Wives were performing when I got there – near the end of the fun day part of the event. An evening of music followed – like fun in the parks and music in the parks in Abngdon.
Dalton Barracks Family Day
The Oxfordshire Coordinator for Help For Heroes said his next big fund raising event, Ox-Fest, is also musical – a 3 day family festival of tribute bands. Including the likes of Abba, The Beatles, Bob Marley, Elvis …
Dalton Barracks Family Day
It was a beautiful clear day and the fun day ended with parachutes. As their aircraft circled over Dalton Barracks, parachutists jumped and had to free fall for about 10 seconds. Once the parachutes opened we could see trails of coloured smoke looping round, intertwining. Then one after another the six parachutists came in from the same direction to land as near as possible to the yellow cross.
Dalton Barracks Family Day
There was also a presentation at the end of the day, by those same parachutists, to the Abingdon Army Cadets – for being team of the day.